Kendrick Lamar

Kanye West has thrown a large number of curveballs with his surprise appearances, the promotional and non-promotional efforts behind 'Yeezus' and his war against paparazzi in 2013. His latest? The Chi-town MC has announced the Yeezus tour, his first solo trek in five years.

Hip-hop and R&B was well represented on the final day of the Made In America music festival Sunday (Sept. 1) in Philadelphia. On a blistering hot day, Macklemore, Solange, Kendrick Lamar, Miguel and Wiz Khalifa brought the heat to the summer stage.

Drake is finally responding to Kendrick Lamar's 'Control' verse. According to the Canadian rapper, K. Dot is "not murdering" him at all.

Before he was rapping, Kendrick Lamar had hoop dreams.

People have been waiting to hear from a few artists ever since Kendrick Lamar dropped that outstanding verse on Big Sean's ‘Control': the rappers he mentioned in the verse and Lamar himself to speak on the lyrics. Today we hear from the latter.

The disses are continuing to arrive in response to Kendrick Lamar's "King of New York" claim on Big Sean's 'Control.' The latest one comes from Brooklyn rapper Joey Bada$$.

Singer Robin Thicke reconnects with director Diane Martel for his new video, 'Give It 2 U' featuring 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar. Not as raunchy as their previous work 'Blurred Lines' but it's just as fun.

Budweiser's Made in America Festival, one of the biggest of the year, is quickly approaching. The two-day event features a wide-range of artists and is probably one of the only shows where Beyonce and Nine Inch Nails both headline. As ambitious as the festival is, the Black Hippy crew still stands out in the list of performers. Jay Z's Life+Times blog followed Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul and

Kendrick Lamar woke hip-hop up with his controversial verse on Big Sean's 'Control,' and now he's shaking it up again with the 14 nominations he received for the 2013 BET Hip-Hop Awards.

The aftermath of Kendrick Lamar's 'Control' verse included a tidal wave of critical review and a number of responses, although none of them came from any of the artists the Compton, Calif., native named in his verse. Rappers like Big Sean and now A$AP Rocky both name-dropped by Lamar -- responded via interviews, however, the latter isn't too pleased with his 'F---in' Problems' collaborator's "